Principal​/Sr. Principal Azure Cloud Engineer; AHT

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Top Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon.

We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems (NGDS) is seeking a Principal Cloud Engineer/ Sr. Principal Cloud Engineer at the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. Successful candidates should have a track record as an effective communicator and problem solver who is able to develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders. The candidate will be an active part of a Cloud Engineering team with expertise in AWS, Azure, Git Lab, IaC, and related Cloud technologies that will be responsible for building, maintaining, and scaling the foundational infrastructure.

As a Cloud engineer, you will combine software development and IT operations to design, build, and maintain Cloud Infrastructure for the organization. This involves following best practices such as Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD Automation, Principle of Least Privilege, Centralized Auditing, and Automated Backups.

This position may be filled at a higher level based on the qualifications below.

• Principal Cloud Engineer (Level
  3):
  Bachelor's degree in STEM with 5 years’ relevant experience OR a master’s degree with 3 years’ experience
• Sr. Principal Cloud Engineer (Level
  4):
  Bachelor's degree in STEM with 8 years’ relevant experience OR a master’s degree with 6 years’ experience
• Active Department of Defense Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance
• Active CompTIA Security+, SecurityX, or CISSP certification
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in Dev Ops, software development, or systems administration
• Minimum of 1 year experience with Cloud-based technologies (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)
• Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, Open Tofu, or Ansible
• Strong experience with CI/CD tools, such as Git Lab, Git Hub, Jenkins, or Cloud-native pipelines
• Experience with Linux Operating System and familiarity with core cloud services, including virtual machines, storage, and networking
• Experience with distributed revision control systems such as Git

• Strong knowledge of AWS Cloud services (VPC, IAM, EC2, S3, ECR, EKS, ect)
• Strong knowledge of Azure Cloud services (VNET, VM, Entra, MDE, AVD, AKS, ect)
• Experience with OCI-compliant container technology and tools such as Podman or Docker
• Experience with scripting languages such as Python, Bash, and Go to improve Cloud efficiency
• Experience implementing "security as code," including automated vulnerability scanning and compliance-driven infrastructure (DoD STIGs/RMF).
• Experience working in an Agile environment/working knowledge of Agile principles and practices
• Experience with project/issue tracking software tools like Jira and Confluence

Primary Level Salary Range: $ - $

Secondary Level Salary Range: $ - $

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary…